Orange Almond Cheesecake

Name: Orange Almond Cheesecake
Prep time: P1H
Cook time: P1H
Total time: P2H
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: graham cracker crumbs; almonds; sugar; sugar; eggs; sugar; cream cheese; amaretto liqueur; cointreau; orange juice; vanilla extract; vanilla extract; gelatin, unflavored; water; heavy whipping cream; sugar; vanilla extract; cointreau

Submitted by babydupe

YIELD

1 large cheesecake

PREP

60 min

COOK

60 min

READY

120 min

Ingredients

crust

1 ½

CUPS GRAHAM CRACKER CRUMBS *

CUP ALMONDS
unblanched, coarsely ground

CUP SUGAR

TABLESPOONS SUGAR

filling

LARGE EGGS

CUP SUGAR

1 ½

POUNDS CREAM CHEESE

TABLESPOONS AMARETTO LIQUEUR

TABLESPOONS COINTREAU
or Grand Marnier *

TABLESPOON ORANGE JUICE
freshly squeezed

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT
pure

TEASPOON GELATIN, UNFLAVORED *

CUP WATER
lukewarm

1 ½

CUPS HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM

TABLESPOON SUGAR

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT
pure

TABLESPOON COINTREAU
or Grand Marnier *

Directions

To make crust, combine ingredients and pat and spread over bottom and up sides of a 9 inch springform pan.

Chill for 30 minutes.

To make filling, preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).

Beat eggs and sugar until fluffy.

Beat in cream cheese, then add Amaretto, Cointreau, orange juice and vanilla.

Beat until well blended.

Pour into chilled crust and bake for about 60 minutes or until filling is set.

Allow to cool for about one hour before adding topping.

To make topping, dissolve gelatin in water and allow to cool to room temperature.

Whip cream with sugar until stiff. Quickly whisk in vanilla, Cointreau and dissolved gelatin with a rubber spatula. Spread topping evenly over cake. Chill 4 to 6 hours. NOTES: Makes a very large cheesecake which is truly decadent and calorie laden!